beccamay 1 Posted March 16, 2006 Has anyone used meridia prior to the Band? If so what was your experience? any bad side effects? Becca Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StrawartS 2 Posted March 16, 2006 I used it. It worked for about a minute, but then I had to keep increasing the dosage. And I think it worked more because I thought it did, not because it actually did. And it's semi-controlled, so you can't really increase the dosage too high. Total waste of money in my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe 14 Posted March 16, 2006 HI Becca Just like StrawartS I used it for a short time. My heart rate went sky high. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyNana 10 Posted March 16, 2006 Didn't do chit for me, except cost me a lot of money in office visits and prescriptions, because my ins wouldn't pay for that either, wls related. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathi 0 Posted March 16, 2006 I was on it for months... No problems with elevated blood pressure, or anything. It quit working and I felt like it was a waste of $$... It wasn't covered by my WONDERFUL insurance company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kim2bhealthy 3 Posted March 16, 2006 I used it for a few weeks, it elevated my bood pressure, and I swear it made me hungrier!! Didn't work for me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niche 0 Posted March 16, 2006 pretty much the same experience here. i used it for 3 mos. i'd say it worked for about a month. i lost maaaaaybe 10 lbs. then hunger level was back to normal. a total crock if you ask me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kat1215 0 Posted March 16, 2006 I used Meridia when it first became available. I quickly worked up to the max dose and stayed on it for 6+ months. My ins. wouldn't pay for it and it was really expensive. I lost weight for first couple of months (about 15 lbs. total) then stopped. When I got off I gained back all I lost + extra. It was just another one of those things that didn't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTpaddler 0 Posted March 16, 2006 I used it for 6 months and lost 16lbs...and then stalled. It all eventually came back which is why I'm here now...scheduled for 3/28. I didn't have any side effects, but I was already on cardiac and HBP meds. I tend to agree that it worked when it did becaue I thought it would. Ellen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJChick 3 Posted March 16, 2006 Yes, I went on and off of it several times. It just upset my tummy like you wouldn't believe. This was part of my doctor supervised weight loss efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
